Wednesday, August 10, 2011

8/10/11 Segway Tour of Town

What do you do when you find out your train is going to be five hours late? Take a 90-minute Segway tour of Glenwood Springs! What else!! Little did I know what I was in for when 2 days ago I declared this trip an adventure. Rodney volunteered to go first and was a natural at it.


We had a lot of lessons in the parking lot before we left. Rick, our tour guide extraordinaire, made sure we could go fast, go slow, come to a complete stop, maneuver tight turns, and go over bumps with the left tire only, the right tire only, and both tires. After about 15 minutes, the 5 of us were ready to go--Rick, Rodney, me, and Amy & Tom a newlywed couple from Omaha NE who came to Glenwood Springs for their honeymoon.

We had a vote and we all voted for the more adventuresome tour that went to the top of the mountain. We actually rode Segways UP the mountain! We were on gravel roads, skinny paths, switchbacks . . . it was quite the challenge with a big reward at the end.

Here are our little ponies tied up at the corral while we take a respite at the top and enjoy the scenery. Pictured are Amy and Rick (seated on the bench).




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